Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE BANKER, by WALT MASON


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THE BANKER, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: To blow in wealth I sometimes hanker, on
Last Line: Cautious village banker, who sizes up the snares and fakes.
Subject(s): Banks And Banking; Money; Wealth; Riches; Fortunes


TO blow in wealth I sometimes hanker, on projects labeled "Get rich quick," but

ere I blow I see the banker, who hits those projects with a brick. I am an easy

mark, I know it; gold bricks to me appear all right, and men with bait come up
and show it, and strongly urge that I shall bite. But long ago I made some
pledges; I vowed I'd never pay the price of josses, wooden hams or wedges,
without the banker's sane advice. Thus I've escaped a thousand dangers, and ills

too dark for tongue to tell; I've baffled scores of oily strangers who had pink

polar bears to sell. I buy no gold mines in Nebraska, no odds how hard the agent

tries; I buy no orchards in Alaska, because the banker puts me wise. He is my
refuge and my anchor, when I'm inclined to make mistakes—the good old
cautious village banker, who sizes up the snares and fakes.





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